All Hyped Up With Nowhere To Go
We all run out of time, and there is not really a way to save it. But one of the major ways we seem to be trying to save time is in how we communicate with each other.
We all run out of time, and there is not really a way to save it. But one of the major ways we seem to be trying to save time is in how we communicate with each other.
Dr. Larry Dossey | Posted 09.12.2009 | Living
If your doctor advises you to get dirty instead of taking a pill to perk up your mood, don't look at her strangely. Pride yourself on having a physician who is on the cutting edge.
Huff TV | Posted 09.09.2009 | Home
On Friday night, Arianna appeared on "Real Time with Bill Maher" Friday night alongside Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA) and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) and th...
USA Today | Liz Szabo | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living
The number of Americans using antidepressants doubled in only a decade, while the number seeing psychiatrists continued to fall, a study shows....
Shannon Bindler | Posted 08.15.2009 | Home
While antidepressants are the answer for some with clinical depression, others may seek natural methods in addition to or as an alternative to taking medication.
Avital Binshtock | Posted 08.09.2009 | Green
What's good for our bodies is good for the planet -- and what's bad for the earth is bad for our health.
James S. Gordon | Posted 06.26.2009 | Green
This letter of mine appeared in The New York Times yesterday (in somewhat shortened form), under the title, "Alternatives to New Drugs." I thought yo...
James S. Gordon | Posted 06.15.2009 | Living
Acting on our own behalf, working in concert with physicians and therapists who value our efforts, we can overcome the helplessness and hopelessness that are the hallmarks of depression.
news.yahoo.com | JOHN CLOUD | Posted 06.11.2009 | Living
In the '90s, Americans grew fond of the idea that you can fix depression simply by taking a pill - most famously fluoxetine (better known as Prozac), ...
Betsy Perry | Posted 04.04.2009 | Style
I don't think shrinks are getting the business they once had but if you've got a good one who understands you'll be back when the markets rise, he'll still phone in the Xanax order.
The Boston Globe | Posted 01.15.2009 | Living
Sexual "numbness." Lack of libido. Arousal that stalls. Such sexual symptoms have long been known side effects of the popular Prozac class of antidep...
Charles Barber | Posted 11.03.2008 | Living
You may not know it, but today, Friday October 3, 2008 is World Smile Day. And it arrives not a moment too soon, given our current anxieties and pr...
Deirdre Imus | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics
Besides a complete overhaul, a few prosecutions might be just the medicine the FDA needs.
Dr. Peter Breggin | Posted 08.17.2008 | Politics
It was recently disclosed that two murderers, one extremely notorious, were probably taking antidepressants at the time of their crimes, but hardly an...
Dr. Peter Breggin | Posted 08.15.2008 | Politics
The FDA is not so much a watchdog agency as an active member of the psychopharmaceutical complex working on behalf on the drug industry.
Dr. Tian Dayton | Posted 07.03.2008 | Living
We have to move to activate the "feel good" body chemicals that are built into us as nature's mood stabilizers and mood elevators.
Dr. Tian Dayton | Posted 06.20.2008 | Living
The science behind just how and why exercise can help to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression has been a much studied topic over the last two dec...
Dr. Belisa Vranich | Posted 04.14.2008 | Living
Dear Doc, I got some sort of ruthless feedback from an exasperated friend. She said I always ask questions that "corner" people, and don't "give them...
The Times | Peta Bee | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living
A growing body of research has found that when - and this is crucial - it is carried out responsibly, and kept specific, online therapy is one of the ...
BBC | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living
Earlier this week British researchers made headlines with their report that antidepressants are for the most part ineffective. Read our coverage of t...
Reuters | Will Dunham and Julie Steenhuysen | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living
British researchers have released a report that claims that antidepressants, for the most part, are ineffective. The researchers found that compared ...
Wall Street Journal | DAVID ARMSTRONG and KEITH J. WINSTEIN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
The effectiveness of a dozen popular antidepressants has been exaggerated by selective publication of favorable results, according to a review of unpu...
New York Times | TARA PARKER-POPE | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living
Doctors are writing a new prescription for menopause: the antidepressant. It's not that all menopausal women are depressed. Instead, the antidepressa...
B. Jeffrey Madoff | Posted 10.23.2009 | Media